Isis
Old Marsh, the gardener at Belerion Hall, warned the Villiers girl about the old ruins along the sea-cliffs. "Never go in, miss. Never say a prayer at its door. If you are angry, do not seek revenge by the Laughing Maiden stone or at the threshold of the Tombs. There be those who listen for oaths and vows ... What may be said in innocence becomes flesh and blood in such places." She was born Iris Catherine Villiers. She became Isis. From childhood until her sixteenth year, Iris Villiers wandere…
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- Full title :Isis / Douglas Clegg ; illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne.
Summary
Old Marsh, the gardener at Belerion Hall, warned the Villiers girl about the old ruins along the sea-cliffs. "Never go in, miss. Never say a prayer at its door. If you are angry, do not seek revenge by the Laughing Maiden stone or at the threshold of the Tombs. There be those who listen for oaths and vows ... What may be said in innocence becomes flesh and blood in such places." She was born Iris Catherine Villiers. She became Isis. From childhood until her sixteenth year, Iris Villiers wandered the stone-hedged gardens and the steep cliffs along the coast of Cornwall near her ancestral home. Surrounded by the stern jugments of her grandfather--the Gray Minister--and the taunts of her cruel governess, Iris finds solace in her beloved older brother who has always protected her. But when a tragic accident occus from the ledge of an open window, Iris discovers that she possesses the ability to speak to the dead ... Be careful what you wish for ... it just may find you
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- Publication Date:2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (ix, 113 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780786751495, 0786751495
- oclc:ocn759838440
- LC Classification:PS3553.L3918
- Dewey Decimal:813/.54
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